{"id":18,"date":"2022-10-10T15:50:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2024-10-02T16:15:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:15:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c29fdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c29fdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76688b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76688b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mystery_hands_dtl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mystery_hands_dtl.jpg 588w, https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mystery_hands_dtl-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8e51e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d8e51e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5193d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5193d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d3f28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97d3f28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d634f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36d634f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc73400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc73400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u2018Art happens. No hovel is safe from it. No prince may depend upon it. The vastest intelligence cannot bring it about.\u2019\u00a0 <strong>James McNeill Whistler<br \/><\/strong><br \/><\/em><\/p><p>My name is Paul Noonan, originally from London. Largely self taught, my art journey has often steered me towards the challenges of portraiture. A journey, over a number of years, that has seen me accept each challenge as a potential stepping stone towards personal improvement as an artist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a63da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30a63da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b9e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51b9e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/at_the_easel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20895\" alt=\"Paul Noonan, artist at the easel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/at_the_easel.jpg 340w, https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/at_the_easel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/at_the_easel-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1294e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec1294e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e94418 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e94418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28d973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b28d973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dancer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20250\" alt=\"Detail from &#039;The Dancer&#039; by Paul Noonan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dancer.jpg 320w, https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dancer-138x300.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e1933 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42e1933\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fbffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6fbffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drawn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b624a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b624a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My medium of choice is the graphite pencil. My ongoing learning experience draws much from the close study of classical art. Artists of the Renaissance and the PreRaphealite movement have done much to inspire me. A special place is reserved for Leonardo da Vinci. What draws me to his work is his incredible understanding of light and use of <strong><em>chiaroscuro.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b545c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b545c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Light is the chaser-away of dark<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2856350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2856350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shade is the obstruction of light<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9f0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e9f0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything in nature is shaped by them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b1d87 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b1d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leonardo da Vinci<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eda985 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6eda985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc33d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cc33d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77200ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77200ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Light<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a69ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a69ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s all about the light&#8230;&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14880e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14880e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s fair to say these words have become something of a &#8216;mantra&#8217; to me. It took me a while to &#8216;cotton on&#8217;, but I began to notice the way light plays all kinds of trickery on the human form. Skin can absorb it, reflect it and at times, seemingly glow with it. I&#8217;ve come to enjoy the challenge of trying to capture this on paper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439a431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"439a431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4b147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c4b147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two galleries here show examples of my work. Upon looking at a picture, if you feel you are looking at &#8216;someone&#8217;, and not just a picture, then I will feel I have accomplished something of what I tried to do.\u00a0<\/p><p>For me art is a continuous journey. Along the way perhaps the most significant discovery to date has found me appreciating the role light plays in nature and in art. I hope the name of this website, and the pictures within it, reflect that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d3aab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70d3aab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e78240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e78240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dtl_drawn2light.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20655\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawn2light.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dtl_drawn2light.png 246w, 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